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ComReg cuts 1800 Freephone services costs for businesses

22nd January 2020

ComReg is introducing measures that will reduce the costs for businesses and charities offering ‘1800’ Freephone numbers to users of their services.  Calls to 1800 Freephone numbers are free to the caller, but it has been very costly for business and organisations who offer services and helplines over such numbers to provide such services.  ComReg […]

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ComReg cuts 1800 Freephone services costs for businesses

22nd January 2020

ComReg is introducing measures that will reduce the costs for businesses and charities offering ‘1800’ Freephone numbers to users of their services.  Calls to 1800 Freephone numbers are free to the caller, but it has been very costly for business and organisations who offer services and helplines over such numbers to provide such services.  ComReg […]

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Dublin Port reports strong growth in EU trade volumes

21st January 2020

Dublin Port Company has again reported record growth figures for 2019 as trade with the European Union countries experienced strong growth.  Volumes on Ro-Ro (Roll-on/roll-off) and Lo-Lo (life-on/lift off) services to Continental Europe grew by 10.7%, but UK volumes fell by 0.2%.  Dublin Port reported growth in unitised volumes (both Ro-Ro and Lo-Lo combined) of […]

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Dublin Port reports strong growth in EU trade volumes

21st January 2020

Dublin Port Company has again reported record growth figures for 2019 as trade with the European Union countries experienced strong growth.  Volumes on Ro-Ro (Roll-on/roll-off) and Lo-Lo (life-on/lift off) services to Continental Europe grew by 10.7%, but UK volumes fell by 0.2%.  Dublin Port reported growth in unitised volumes (both Ro-Ro and Lo-Lo combined) of […]

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Two thirds of SMEs do not have digital presence

15th November 2019

A survey by the IE Domain Registry, which manages the dot-IE web address, h found that two thirds of SMEs do not have a digital presence. This means that much of the ever increasing amount of money spent online is going to multinationals like Amazon and ASOS. David Curtin, CEO of the IE Domain Registry, […]

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Property prices see slowest growth in six years – CSO

15th November 2019

Dublin residential property prices fell for the third month in a row in the year to September, the latest Central Statistics Office figures show today. Dublin residential property prices decreased by 1.3% in the year to September, with house prices falling by 1.5% and apartments slowing by 0.2%.  The CSO noted that the highest house […]

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Euro zone economy continues steady growth in third quarter

15th November 2019

The euro zone economy continued to grow at a modest pace in the third quarter as expected, data from the EU statistics office showed today, as Germany narrowly escaped a technical recession and other big economies expanded.  Eurostat said gross domestic product in the 19 countries sharing the euro increased 0.2% quarter-on-quarter in the third […]

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Revenue says no surcharge on returns filed this week

14th November 2019

Revenue has said that its online system ROS is back up and running after being offline for some time today. Revenue had earlier said in a statement that it was aware of further difficulties with the ROS system after it also experienced issues yesterday. “Revenue acknowledges the difficulties and frustration being experienced by taxpayers and agents who […]

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Macroeconomic Scoreboard shows just four breaches of EU thresholds – CSO

14th November 2019

Ireland has breached EU limits on four key tests of economic stability, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show.  The Macroeconomic Scorecard, compiled by the CSO, is part of a system introduced by the European Commission during the financial crisis to flag imbalances in member state economies.  The number of breaches is down from […]

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German economy dodges recession with 0.1% expansion in Q3

14th November 2019

The German economy escaped a recession in the third quarter as strong consumer spending helped output grow 0.1% quarter-on-quarter, defying expectations of a contraction, preliminary data showed today.  Gross domestic product in Europe’s largest economy expanded by 0.5% from July to September after a 0.3% expansion from April to June. This is according to seasonally adjusted […]

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